Courses Offered by ODS

The university offers courses designed to meet disability-related needs and cover topics such as adjustment to college life and study and organizational strategies. All of the following courses earn graduation credit.

UVC 1010: First-Year Seminar

ODS offers sections of this course each fall. This course is designed for new students registered with ODS to address disability-related concerns as they transition from high school to college.

ED 1020: Managing Your Personal Assistance

Taught by Jean Denney each fall, this course is intended for students with physical disabilities who will be employing personal assistants. Topics covered include how to recruit, interview, hire, schedule, and manage personal assistants.

ED 1030: Developing Peer Mentors with Disabilities

This course pairs new students with more experienced ones to assist them in the transition to college life, build connections, and find the resources they need to succeed.

ED 1040: Foundations in Learning

Taught by staff members from the Office of Disability Services, ED 1040 is a 2-credit hour course for students with ADHD or a learning disability who are in their first semester of college. ED 1040 is designed to introduce students to habits and skills needed for a successful transition to college, based on the philosophy of self-determination. The course will orient students to a culture of goal-setting, strategic learning, self-advocacy, and metacognition (awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes). These goals are achieved through a highly interactive, hands-on curriculum. Students will also learn about the laws that protect individuals with learning disabilities and will develop their own voices to appropriately advocate for themselves in academic settings.

ED 1040 gives students the opportunity to develop personal and academic survival skills, such as:

Register for these courses through your WINGS Express registration, as you would for any other course. If you have any questions about ODS classes, please contact the Office of Disability Services. If you have questions about registration, please contact your academic advisor or the Registrar.